Glenda Medford

January 2009

Regulatory and Emerging Technologies Committee

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Activities for 2008

Lead committee for the Connect the Caribbean initiative

ICT database

Identified members needs resulting in two workshops being delivered this year:

Informa New era telecoms CTO ICT Training

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Connect The Caribbean

Three main phases:

Engagement of key stakeholders to seek consensus

Defining the vision and roles and responsibilities

Execution

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CANTO Engagement

First discussed at Stakeholders’ meeting in Suriname in Jan. 08Further highlighted at:

CTU Ministerial Strategic Seminar Feb. 08 ITU/CITEL Forum on ICT in Americas in April 08 CARICOM ICT Steering Committee May 08 ITU/CIETEL Regional Development Forum May 08 Connect the Caribbean Forum May 08 CANTO Ministerial Forum in Bahamas July 08 Caribbean Internet Forum October 08 CARICOM ICT Steering Committee Oct. 08 CTO Broadband Conference Oct. 08 ICT Forum of Guadeloupe Chamber of Commerce

Nov. 08 Meeting with Prime Minister Tillman Thomas AGM in Antigua

ICT database, website and newsletter

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Next Steps

• Steering Committee

• Identify CANTO projects, members’ contrbution and joint projects with CARICOM/CTU

• Track and update

• Communicate

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Initiatives discussed for 2009

• Name change to encompass both the regulatory and technology issues

• Connect the Caribbean – create a database of Connect initiatives of members

• Regulatory principles document

• Spectrum costs review

• TV – explore how to secure content from USA

• Copyright infringement by customers – guidelines

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Challenges

• Participation inconsistent

• Make better use of the portal

• Update distribution lists